Job Description

Industrial Painter

Are you passionate about working in a safe, quality‑driven manufacturing environment?

Would you like to support coating and production activities across workshop operations?

Join our team

Baker Hughes is a global energy‑technology company operating in more than 120 countries. Our manufacturing teams play a critical role in delivering high‑quality products while maintaining the highest standards of safety, compliance, and operational excellence.

Partner with the best

As an Industrial Painter, you will support coating and production activities within the workshop environment. You will apply industrial coatings in line with customer requirements, follow strict procedures, and support operational needs across working cells, including production support and forklift activities, while fully complying with HSE, Quality, and company policies.

As an Industrial Painter, you will be responsible for:

• Fully participating in the HSE Management Program and complying with all safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Ensuring compliance with QHSE Management System requirements, policies, and procedures within areas of responsibility.
• Reading, understanding, and interpreting engineering and production documentation.
• Applying coatings in line with customer sales orders, completing surface preparation and final coating activities in accordance with requirements and safety rules.
• Completing all required production and quality documentation accurately.
• Checking routings for accuracy and reviewing procedures prior to commencing operations.
• Working within defined labor‑hour cycles for both direct and indirect activities.
• Demonstrating flexibility to work across different working cells to meet business requirements, including coating tasks and forklift operation.
• Engaging with Baker Hughes Cultural Pillars and New Behaviours.
• Working strictly to approved procedures (DWI, FAT, EFAT, deviations, NCR scopes).
• Engaging with project production visibility schedule boards.
• Maintaining 6S standards, including workshop and paint store housekeeping at start and end of shifts.
• Adhering to SRA, PPE, and HRO requirements, including crane, forklift, MEWP, work‑at‑height, and scaffold tag compliance.
• Engaging with HSE and Quality systems (Concern Reports, Quality Concerns, Stop Work processes).
• Participating in on‑site production improvement initiatives (YESS, CI).
• Ensuring compliance with COSHH requirements and COSHH register controls.
• Ensuring accurate Oracle vouchering to support correct PMR.
• Understanding utilization and its impact on personal and business performance.
• Adhering to Kronos time and attendance requirements.
• Reviewing future operational requirements, including paint and material needs.
• Maintaining core and product competencies within the Baker Hughes competency cycle.
• Managing personal holiday entitlement and absence in line with company policy.
• Providing flexibility for holiday cover, overtime, and shift‑based training requirements.
• Completing all mandatory online training within required timelines (MyLearning).
• Maintaining competency records (CMS) throughout the year.
• Supporting the training and guidance of new coating technicians, apprentices, and contractors.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have completed an apprenticeship in preparation and coating applications, or equivalent on‑the‑job training.
• Ideally hold NACE Level 1 or Level 2 certification (desired, not essential).
• Bring a minimum of 5 years’ experience within an Oil & Gas industrial coating environment.
• Have at least 5 years’ experience or training in preparation and coating applications.
• Hold certifications for additional operational activities such as Forklift, Overhead Crane, MEWP, and Working at Height.

Work in a way that works for you

This is a full‑time, workshop‑based role, requiring flexibility across shifts, working cells, overtime, and operational demands to meet business requirements.

Working with us

At Baker Hughes, safety, quality, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. We empower our people to develop their skills, contribute to continuous improvement, and deliver reliable results in a disciplined manufacturing environment.

Working for you

We offer a competitive benefits package aligned with local market standards, including:

• Work–life balance and wellbeing programs
• Comprehensive private medical care
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Competitive financial programs
• Additional voluntary or elective benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Technician Mechanic II